Transplant data: Sources, collection and research considerations, 2004

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 5, Issue 4 II, 2005, Pages 850-861

  Dickinson, David M ^a   Dykstra, Dawn M ^a   Levine, Gregory N ^b   Li, Shiqian ^b   Welch, James C ^a   Webb, Randall L ^b  

^a Univ Ren Res and Educ Assoc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Data collection; Data sources; Data structure; Death ascertainment; OPTN; SRTR; Statistical analysis; Transplant research

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; DEATH; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; KIDNEY GRAFT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICARE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 16244399498     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6135.2005.00840.x     Document Type: Review

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